Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-04-14
REPORT OF THE GRAND JUHf.

RiroRr or MONTANA:
We, the grand jury. in and for Fergus
county. Montana. impinelled for the April
term, respectfully submit this, our final
report:
We met Monday, April ith, 1887, aud
have been in session six davs.
We have passed upon fifteen cases, of
which we have ignored three and have re-
turned indictments in twelve. Wehave ex-
amined sixt y-two witnesses.
On Saturday, April 9th, the grand jury
in body visited and inspected the county
Jail. We found the Jail as regards the Sc
curity Of the prisoners when confined in
the cages. all that could be desired. But
the sanitary condition of the premises
is vile; the ventilation of the building Is
very much at fault; there Is no proper ven
| til.tion to the water-closet; the pipe which
was designed to ventIlate the watereloset
was never carried outside the building, as
il should have been but left standing
! about two feet above the floor inside the
building and plugged mp; thus the closet
has no ventilation at all, but all gasses
! from the closet rise inside the building to
the great dctrincnt 10 the health of the
! prisoners confined there. The trap at
| tachcd to the water-cioset is Also detective.
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! ing, but the tank provided for the storage
Of water inside the jail should he provided
with an exhaust pipe and cleaned out fire.
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some light mattresses.
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